Every year, America falls further behind in the technology race. Countries like China graduate more than 250,000 engineers a year, while the US graduates only 70,000. In an effort to promote the development of the skills necessary in today’s technology workplace, the NCTC has announced the availability of the Tech Challenge Grant.
While the unemployment rose slightly statewide for the month of March, a couple of areas in the New River Valley also saw an increase, while one county remained steady and another one dropped.